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EP0386202B1
EP0386202B1 EP89909542A EP89909542A EP0386202B1 EP 0386202 B1 EP0386202 B1 EP 0386202B1 EP 89909542 A EP89909542 A EP 89909542A EP 89909542 A EP89909542 A EP 89909542A EP 0386202 B1 EP0386202 B1 EP 0386202B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
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    • A47C3/025—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame
    • A47C3/0255—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame pivotally mounted in the base frame, e.g. swings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
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  • the innovation relates to seating or relaxation furniture according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the waterbed has appeared on the market as a modern type of dynamic bed.
  • the waterbed has significant disadvantages. by requiring a relatively large amount of space, reacting sluggishly to movement, being very heavy and quite expensive, and causing considerable damage if the water leaks out.
  • the water bed does not offer continuous up and down movements and cannot guarantee a constant horizontal lying surface.
  • DE-GM 1 708 191 discloses a seat which is suspended from a swing frame and which can also be locked if necessary.
  • a swing frame is not suitable for installation in a bedroom or living room.
  • the innovation is based on the task of creating a dynamic seating or resting piece of furniture that enables an almost undamped movement of not insignificant amplitude even with the smallest impulses.
  • the solution has the considerable advantage that even small impulses lead to relatively large vibrations. This further improves the desired effect.
  • a total of four rope pendulums 11, 11 a are arranged on a housing 10, which has an approximately truncated pyramid-shaped shape in the illustrated embodiment and stands on a solid surface - for example on the floor, each of which carries a pair of pendulums 12 and with this bridge together form a trapezoid in such a way that either an acute or an obtuse trapezoidal angle is created.
  • a housing 10 which has an approximately truncated pyramid-shaped shape in the illustrated embodiment and stands on a solid surface - for example on the floor, each of which carries a pair of pendulums 12 and with this bridge together form a trapezoid in such a way that either an acute or an obtuse trapezoidal angle is created.
  • rope pendulums 11 and bridge 12 there are further rope pendulums 11a with associated bridge in the housing, which form a second trapezoid with the same trapezoidal angles.
  • the two trapezoids 11, 12 and 11a, 12 are firmly connected to one another via an essentially gallows-shaped frame 13, which can also have the shape of a trapezoid.
  • On the upper crossbar 14 of the gallows Scaffold 13 is suspended at least one further rope pendulum 15 that carries at its lower end a carrier 16 of the movable upper part of the seating or resting furniture.
  • the system automatically adapts to the user's natural frequency (0.5 to 3.5 Hz), for example the heart or respiratory rate or the free body vibration.
  • Fig. 2 is a frame 10 with rope pendulums 11, a gallows-shaped frame 13 and a rope pendulum 15 in in Direction of the carrier 16 shown in the cut state, in which the individual rope pendulums 11 and 15 are surrounded by osculation funnels 21, the inner cross section of which tapers downward.
  • the clear cross section can have both a circular and an oval shape. With an annular shape, the behavior is the same in all directions, but with an oval cross-section, the behavior in the direction of the longitudinal axis is different than in the direction of the transverse axis. Depending on whether uniform or different behavior is desired in all directions, one or the other clear cross section of the osculation funnel 21 can be selected.
  • the rope pendulums 11 and 15 put on the clear cross-section of the osculation funnel 21 to a certain height and thus reduce the effective rope length and thus also the natural frequency of the rope pendulum 11 and 15 such that a further increase in the amplitude is avoided gently and smoothly.
  • the upper cover plate 22 of the frame 10 is provided with slots 23 which run radially in the direction of a common center point 24.
  • a disk 25 which can be rotated about the center 24 and has essentially spiral slots 26.
  • the cable pendulums 11 are suspended via head-shaped suspension points 27, which can also have the shape of screw nuts, in such a way that they pass through both the radially extending slots 23 Cover plate 22 of the frame 10 and also pass through the essentially spiral slots 26 of the disk 25 rotatable about the center 24.

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A chair or bed comprises relatively mobile upper and lower parts. The upper part is suspended on the lower part so as to oscillate and at least two sets of pendula (11, 15) are arranged functionally in a row. The first set of pendula (15) is suspended by bridges (12) and an approximately gallows-shaped frame (13). The bridges (12) are interconnected by the frame (13).

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Die Neuerung bezieht sich auf ein Sitz- oder Ruhemöbel gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The innovation relates to seating or relaxation furniture according to the preamble of claim 1.

Es hat bereits viele Versuche gegeben, die bisher weitverbreiteten statischen Sitz- und Ruhemöbel durch dynamische zu ersetzten.There have already been many attempts to replace the previously widely used static seating and relaxation furniture with dynamic ones.

So sind bereits seit langer Zeit Schaukelstühle bekannt, die anders als die üblichen Stühle eine dynamische Komponente aufweisen. Ganz Entsprechendes gilt auch für die ebenfalls seit langem bekannten Kinderwiegen, die wegen ihres dynamischen Charakters von den Kindern als besonders angenehm empfunden werden und sieh darüber hinaus als schlaffördernd erwiesen haben.Rocking chairs have been known for a long time, which, unlike the usual chairs, have a dynamic component. The same applies to the cradles, which have also been known for a long time, and which, because of their dynamic character, are perceived as particularly pleasant by the children and have also been shown to promote sleep.

In jüngerer Zeit ist das Wasserbett als moderne Art eines dynamischen Bettes auf dem Markt erschienen. Das Wasserbett hat jedoch erhebliche Nachteile. indem es relativ viel Platz erfordert, träge auf Bewegungen reagiert, sehr schwer und recht teuer ist, sowie bei einem etwaigen Auslaufen des Wassers nicht unerhebliche Schäden verursacht. Darüber hinaus bietet das Wasserbett keine kontinuierlichen Auf- und Abbewegungen und kann auch keine stets gleichbleibend horizontale Liegefläche gewährleisten.More recently, the waterbed has appeared on the market as a modern type of dynamic bed. However, the waterbed has significant disadvantages. by requiring a relatively large amount of space, reacting sluggishly to movement, being very heavy and quite expensive, and causing considerable damage if the water leaks out. In addition, the water bed does not offer continuous up and down movements and cannot guarantee a constant horizontal lying surface.

Aus der CH-PS 242 273 ist eine Sitzgelegenheit bekannt, die auf Pendelstützen gelagert ist und sieh in einem labilen Gleichgewicht befindet, aus dem sie bei Belastung mehr oder weniger ausgelenkt wird.From CH-PS 242 273 a seat is known, which is mounted on pendulum supports and is in an unstable equilibrium, from which it is more or less deflected under load.

Aus dem DE-GM 1 708 191 ist eine an einem Schaukelgestell aufgehängte Sitzgelegenheit bekannt, die im Bedarfsfall auch arretiert werden kann. Ein solches Schaukelgestell ist für die Aufstellung in einem Schlaf- oder Wohnzimmer jedoch nicht geeignet.DE-GM 1 708 191 discloses a seat which is suspended from a swing frame and which can also be locked if necessary. However, such a swing frame is not suitable for installation in a bedroom or living room.

Aus der GB-PS 696 239 ist ferner ein Schaukelstuhl bekannt, der über Gelenkpendel in gewissem Umfang nach vorn und rückwärts verschoben werden kann. Wegen der in den Gelenkpunkten auftretenden Reibung erfordert seine Verstellung jedoch nicht zu vernachlässigende Kräfte. Ein etwaiges Nachschwingen ist praktisch ausgeschlossen.From GB-PS 696 239 a rocking chair is also known, which can be moved to a certain extent forwards and backwards via articulated pendulums. However, because of the friction occurring in the articulation points, its adjustment does not require negligible forces. Any reverberation is practically impossible.

Aus dem DE-GM 8 222 691 ist eine Aufhängung an Seilpendeln bekannt, bei der nur noch eine vernachlässigbar geringe Bedämpfung der Pendelbewegungen stattfindet. Bei dieser bekannten Lösung gibt es jedoch nur eine Eigenfrequenz des schwingenden Systems, die sich aus der schwingenden Masse und der Pendellänge ergibt.From DE-GM 8 222 691 a suspension on rope pendulums is known, in which there is only a negligible damping of the pendulum movements. In this known solution, however, there is only one natural frequency of the vibrating system, which results from the vibrating mass and the pendulum length.

Aus der gattungsbildenden DE-PS 3 506 377 ist ein pendelnd aufgehängtes Sitz- oder Ruhemöbel bekannt, das mehrere funktionell in Reihe geschaltete Pendel unterschiedlicher Länge aufweist und somit verschiedene, einander benachbarte Eigenfrequenzen aufweist.From the generic DE-PS 3 506 377 a pendulum-hung seating or rest furniture is known, which has several functionally connected pendulums of different lengths and thus has different, adjacent natural frequencies.

Der Neuerung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde ein dynamisches Sitz- oder Ruhemöbel zu schaffen, das bereits bei geringsten Impulsen eine nahezu ungedämpfte Bewegung nicht unerheblicher Amplitude ermöglicht.The innovation is based on the task of creating a dynamic seating or resting piece of furniture that enables an almost undamped movement of not insignificant amplitude even with the smallest impulses.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt neuerungsgemäß mit Hilfe der Merkmale des Anspruchs 1.According to the innovation, this object is achieved with the aid of the features of claim 1.

Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.Advantageous further developments result from the subclaims.

Die Lösung hat den erheblichen Vorteil, daß selbst geringe Impulse zu relativ großen Schwingungsausschlägen führen. Die gewünschte Wirkung wird damit weiter verbessert.The solution has the considerable advantage that even small impulses lead to relatively large vibrations. This further improves the desired effect.

Die Neuerung wird naehfolgend unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungsfiguren erläutert. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine schematisierte Darstellung der Pendelaufhängung,
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eine Pendeleinrichtung gemäß Figur 1 mit die Seilpendel umgebenden Schmiegungstrichtern,
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eine Draufsicht auf eine Pendeleinrichtung mit Verstellscheibe und
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eine Seitenansicht einer Pendeleinrichtung mit Verstellscheibe.
The innovation is explained below with reference to the drawing figures. Show it:
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a schematic representation of the pendulum suspension,
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2 a pendulum device according to FIG. 1 with osculation funnels surrounding the rope pendulum,
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a plan view of a pendulum device with adjusting disc and
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a side view of a pendulum device with adjusting disc.

In Fig. 1 sind an einem Gehäuse 10, das im dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiel etwa pyramidenstumpfförmige Gestalt aufweist und auf einem festen Untergrund - beispielsweise auf dem Fußboden - steht, insgesamt vier Seilpendel 11, 11 a angeordnet, die jeweils paarweise eine Brücke 12 pendelnd tragen und mit dieser Brücke zusammen ein Trapez derart bilden, daß wahlweise ein spitzer oder ein stumpfer Trapezwinkel entsteht. Spiegelbildlich zu der Anordnung aus Seilpendeln 11 und Brücke 12 sind im Gehäuse 10 weitere Seilpendel 11a mit zugehöriger Brücke vorhanden, die ein zweites Trapez mit gleichen Trapezwinkeln bilden. Die beiden Trapeze 11, 12 bzw. 11a, 12, sind über ein im wesentlichen galgenförmiges Gerüst 13, das ebenfalls die Form eines Trapezes haben kann, fest miteinander verbunden. Am oberen Querbalken 14 des galgenförmigen Gerüstes 13 ist mindestens ein weiteres Seilpendel 15 aufgehängt, daß an seinem unteren Ende einen Träger 16 des beweglichen Oberteils des Sitz- oder Ruhemöbels trägt. Bei einer Schwingbewegung der beiden Trapeze 11, 12 bzw. 11a, 12, in Richtung des Pfeiles 17 führt die Brücke 12 gleichzeitig eine !eichte Nickbewegung im Uhrzeigersinn aus. Der Fußpunkt 18 des Gerüstes 13 wird dadurch geringfügig angehöben. Da gleichzeitig das mit der Brücke 12 verbundene Gerüst 13 ebenfalls eine leichte Nickbewegung im Uhrzeigersinn ausführt, verringert sich die Höhendifferenz zwischen dem Fußpunkt 18 und dem Aufhängepunkt 19 des Seilpendels 15 am Gerüst 13. Der am Seilpendel 15 aufgehängte Träger 16 führt somit lediglich eine verringerte Höhenverschiebung aus. Dies hat zur Folge, daß die bei einer Pendelbewegung auftretende Umwandlung von kinetischer Energie in potentielle Energie nur vermindert eintritt, weshalb auch die Abbremsung der Bewegung durch Energieumwandlung geringer als im Normalfall ist. Daraus ergeben sich erhöhte Schwingungsamplituden, was im vorliegenden Fall durchaus erwünscht ist.In Fig. 1, a total of four rope pendulums 11, 11 a are arranged on a housing 10, which has an approximately truncated pyramid-shaped shape in the illustrated embodiment and stands on a solid surface - for example on the floor, each of which carries a pair of pendulums 12 and with this bridge together form a trapezoid in such a way that either an acute or an obtuse trapezoidal angle is created. In mirror image of the arrangement of rope pendulums 11 and bridge 12, there are further rope pendulums 11a with associated bridge in the housing, which form a second trapezoid with the same trapezoidal angles. The two trapezoids 11, 12 and 11a, 12 are firmly connected to one another via an essentially gallows-shaped frame 13, which can also have the shape of a trapezoid. On the upper crossbar 14 of the gallows Scaffold 13 is suspended at least one further rope pendulum 15 that carries at its lower end a carrier 16 of the movable upper part of the seating or resting furniture. When the two trapezoids 11, 12 or 11a, 12 oscillate in the direction of arrow 17, the bridge 12 simultaneously executes a slight pitching movement clockwise. The base point 18 of the scaffold 13 is thereby raised slightly. Since at the same time the scaffold 13 connected to the bridge 12 also carries out a slight pitching movement in a clockwise direction, the height difference between the base point 18 and the suspension point 19 of the rope pendulum 15 on the scaffold 13 is reduced out. The consequence of this is that the conversion of kinetic energy into potential energy occurring during a pendulum movement occurs only to a reduced extent, which is why the braking of the movement by energy conversion is also less than in the normal case. This results in increased vibration amplitudes, which is quite desirable in the present case.

Durch unterschiedliche Längen der Pendel 11 bzw. 11a einerseits und 15 andererseits ergeben sich Pendelsysteme mit untersehiedlichen Eigenfrequenzen, wodurch sichergestellt ist, daß das System nicht nur auf eine einzige Eigenfrequenz eingestimmt ist.Different lengths of the pendulums 11 and 11a on the one hand and 15 on the other hand result in pendulum systems with different natural frequencies, which ensures that the system is not tuned to a single natural frequency.

Das System paßt sich automatisch der jeweiligen Eigenfrequenz des Benutzers an (0,5 bis 3,5 Hz), beispielsweise der Herz- oder Atemfrequenz bzw. der freien Körperschwingung.The system automatically adapts to the user's natural frequency (0.5 to 3.5 Hz), for example the heart or respiratory rate or the free body vibration.

In Fig. 2 ist ein Gestell 10 mit Seilpendeln 11, einem galgenförmigen Gerüst 13 und einem Seilpendel 15 im in Richtung des Trägers 16 in geschnittenem Zustand dargestellt, bei dem die einzelnen Seilpendel 11 bzw. 15 mit Schmiegungstrichtern 21 umgeben sind, deren innerer lichter Querschnitt sich nach unten verjüngt. Der lichte Querschnitt kann dabei sowohl kreisringförmige als auch ovale Gestalt haben. Bei einer kreisringförmigen Gestalt ist das Verhalten in allen Richtungen gleich, bei einem ovalen Querschnitt ist jedoch das Verhalten in Richtung der Längsachse anders.als in Richtung der Querachse. Je nachdem, ob in allen Richtungen ein gleichmäßiges oder ein unterschiedliches Verhalten gewünscht wird, kann der eine oder andere lichte Querschnitt der Schmiegungstrichter 21 gewählt werden. Bei Amplituden, die ein gewisses Maß überschreiten, legen sich die Seilpendel 11 bzw. 15 an den lichten Querschnitt des Schmiegungstrichters 21 bis zu einer bestimmten Höhe an und verringern damit die wirksame Seillänge und so auch die Eigenfrequenz des Seilpendels 11 bzw. 15 derart, daß ein weiteres Ansteigen der Ampitude sanft und ruckfrei vermieden wird.In Fig. 2 is a frame 10 with rope pendulums 11, a gallows-shaped frame 13 and a rope pendulum 15 in in Direction of the carrier 16 shown in the cut state, in which the individual rope pendulums 11 and 15 are surrounded by osculation funnels 21, the inner cross section of which tapers downward. The clear cross section can have both a circular and an oval shape. With an annular shape, the behavior is the same in all directions, but with an oval cross-section, the behavior in the direction of the longitudinal axis is different than in the direction of the transverse axis. Depending on whether uniform or different behavior is desired in all directions, one or the other clear cross section of the osculation funnel 21 can be selected. At amplitudes that exceed a certain degree, the rope pendulums 11 and 15 put on the clear cross-section of the osculation funnel 21 to a certain height and thus reduce the effective rope length and thus also the natural frequency of the rope pendulum 11 and 15 such that a further increase in the amplitude is avoided gently and smoothly.

Für den Fall, daß der Benutzer des Sitz- oder Ruhemöbels aus irgendwelchen Gründen keinerlei Pendelbewegung wünscht, kann diese über eine Rastvorrichtung in an sich bekannter Weise ausgeschlossen werden.In the event that the user of the seating or resting furniture does not want any pendulum movement for any reason, this can be excluded in a manner known per se by means of a latching device.

Bei der in Fig. 3 in der Draufsicht dargestellten Pendeleinrichtung ist die obere Deckplatte 22 des Gestells 10 mit Schlitzen 23 versehen, die radial in Richtung auf einen gemeinsamen Mittelpunkt 24 verlaufen. Auf der Deckplatte 22 ist eine um den Mittelpunkt 24 drehbare Scheibe 25 mit im wesentlichen spiralförmig verlaufenden Schlitzen 26 vorhanden. Die Seilpendel 11 sind über kopfförmige Aufhängepunkte 27, die auch die Gestalt von Schraubenmuttern haben können, derart aufgehängt, daß sie sowohl durch die radial verlaufenden Schlitze 23 der Deckplatte 22 des Gestells 10 als auch durch die im wesentlichen spiralförmig verlaufenden Schlitze 26 der um den Mittelpunkt 24 drehbaren Scheibe 25 hindurchtreten. Durch ein Verdrehen der Scheibe 25 in Richtung des Pfeils 28 verschieben sich die oberen Aufhängepunkte der Seilpendel 11 in Richtung auf den Mittelpunkt 24. Dadurch kann beispielsweise aus einem sich nach oben öffnenden Trapez aus den Seilpendeln 11 und der Brücke 12 ein Rechteck und bei weiterer Verstellung ein sieh nach oben verjüngendes Trapez entstehen. Es bietet sich somit eine kontinuierliche Verstellmöglichkeit für die aus den Seilpendeln 11 und der Brücke 12 gebildeten Trapez und damit eine kontinuierliche Einflußnahme auf das Schwingungsverhalten. Damit hat der Benutzer die Möglichkeit, das Schwingungsverhalten seinen jeweiligen Wünschen und Bedürfnissen stufenlos anzupassen. Bei einer parallelen Einstellung der Seilpendel 11 ergibt sich ein normales Schwingunsverhalten. Je nach Abweichung aus der Parallelstellung der Seilpendel 11 in der einen oder in der anderen Richtung tritt ein vom Normalfall abweichendes Schwingungsverhalten auf.In the pendulum device shown in plan view in FIG. 3, the upper cover plate 22 of the frame 10 is provided with slots 23 which run radially in the direction of a common center point 24. On the cover plate 22 there is a disk 25 which can be rotated about the center 24 and has essentially spiral slots 26. The cable pendulums 11 are suspended via head-shaped suspension points 27, which can also have the shape of screw nuts, in such a way that they pass through both the radially extending slots 23 Cover plate 22 of the frame 10 and also pass through the essentially spiral slots 26 of the disk 25 rotatable about the center 24. By turning the disc 25 in the direction of arrow 28, the upper suspension points of the cable pendulums 11 move in the direction of the center point 24. This means, for example, that a trapezoid of cable pendulums 11 and the bridge 12 opening upwards can become a rectangle and with further adjustment create a trapezoid tapering upwards. There is thus a continuous possibility of adjustment for the trapezoid formed from the cable pendulums 11 and the bridge 12 and thus a continuous influence on the vibration behavior. This gives the user the option of continuously adapting the vibration behavior to their respective wishes and needs. With a parallel adjustment of the rope pendulum 11 there is a normal vibration behavior. Depending on the deviation from the parallel position of the rope pendulum 11 in one or the other direction, a vibration behavior deviating from the normal case occurs.

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  1. Piece of furniture for sitting or resting on with relatively movable upper part and lower part, wherein the seating or resting surface is provided on the upper part, which is suspended by means of downwardly projecting arms, which are arranged thereunder, by way of at least two sets of suspension pendulums, which are functionally arranged in series and which within one set have the same length but optionally different lengths from set to set, at the lower part directly or indirectly supported on the base, wherein in the case of the suspension pendulums there are concerned cable pendulums responsive to small motor pulses of the body (for example heart and respiration rate), characterised thereby that present in the one stage are two bridges (12), which are arranged in mirror image relative to one another and parallel to their main direction, are suspended by way of cable pendulums (11, 11a) in trapezium shape at least with respect to their main direction and are rigidly connected together by way of a gallows-like frame (13) resting on the aforesaid bridges (12), wherein a part functioning as crossbeam (14) of the frame (13) in turn carries a cable pendulum (15) of the second stage, at which the upper part (16) of the piece of furniture for sitting or resting on is suspended.
  2. Piece of furniture according to claim 1, characterised thereby that the cable pendulumn (15) suspended at the gallows-like frame (13) has a pendulum length slightly departing from the pendulums (11, 11a) of the first stage.
  3. Piece of furniture according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterised thereby that at least the pendulums of one stage (11, 11a, 15) are enclosed by sleeves (2a) with embracing funnels (21) arranged therein.
  4. Piece of furniture according to claim 3, characterised thereby that the embracing funnels (21) have a tapering, circular cross-section.
  5. Piece of furniture according to claim 3, characterised thereby that the embracing funnels (21) have a tapering, oval clear cross-section.
  6. Piece of furniture according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterised thereby that the upper suspension points (27) at least of one stage of the cable pendulum (11, 11a, 15) run on the one hand in slots (23), which extend radially to a common centre point (24), and on the other hand in approximately spirally extending slots (26) of a disc (25) rotatable about this centre point (24).
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